Stereotypes Of Anxiety

Those who suffer with anxiety, live with their own little piece of hell every day. People who live with anxiety daily never know when, where or even way they may experience an anxiety attack. And anyone who has ever experience an attack knows, that it can render someone in such a state of mind which they are almost to the point of falling apart emotionally. Because of the simply lack of knowledge about certain mental disorders such as anxiety, people are subjected to many social stereotypes. Which many of these stereotypes that are thought about these people, simply are not true. Because of these false stereotypes many people are looked as being crazy or emotionally unstable. Anxiety disorders are the most common of emotional disorders and
Panic disorder is a condition which someone has feeling of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning.. Social anxiety disorder involves overwhelming worry and self-conscious about everyday social situations. The worry often centers on a fear of being judged by others, or behaving in a way that might cause embarrassment or lead to ridicule. Specific phobias are an intense fear of a specific object or situation, such as snakes, spiders, heights, or flying. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a disorder that involves excessive, unrealistic worry and tension, even if there is little or nothing to provoke the anxiety. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions). It's also possible to have only obsessions or only compulsions and still have OCD. (Goldberg
What this suggests is, some people may have a genetic precursor that gives them a greater chance of being stricken with an anxiety disorder. Substance abuse of illicit drugs such as cocaine or amphetamines have proven to result in problems with anxiety. Withdrawal from illegal drugs such as heroin or some prescription drugs like Vicodin, benzodiazepine, or barbiturates can also cause the same problems. Another notorious cause of anxiety is an imbalance in brain chemistry. Studies have shown that people with abnormal levels of certain neurotransmitters in the brain are more likely to experience issues with generalized anxiety disorder. (Crosta